In case you thought Matt Damon had fallen off the map after his Borne and Ocean's Eleven movies, he's back. Damon just appeared in what I would call an under-ratably good movie. The film is based on a true story of a whistle-blower for a large company in the 1990's, who through a series of events becomes an FBI informant. Although the topic is serious and familiar to many people, it takes a surprisingly satirical mood throughout the whole film. Matt Damon plays Mark Whitacre, an unwitting corporate mogul moving up in the ranks. He turns informant and to the FBI's surprise is not quite so forthcoming as they had expected and constantly changes his story and in the end, in a huge plot twist, ends up being more of a culprit than a victim.
I think that this story takes a very heavy and sometimes boring topic and adds a really funny element. Matt Damon does a great job of embodying his character and making it believable. The movie is also filled with "streams of consciousness" from the mind of Mark Whitacre which are both entertaining and different.
Although the movie had great acting and comedic timing, there was a bit of lag in my opinion in the plot. It could've been a bit shorter and maybe then it would have been a better movie, but all in all it was definitely worth my $10
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